Bill,
In his twelve studies of CHAT, Yrjo does an interesting analysis of (can't
think of the writer's name at the moment) a story about Algerian youth. The
bumping together of activity systems creates outcomes that would not have
been expected.
Here is the way I diagram the current system the world is dealing with.
The basic activity system creates an extensive array of activity systems.
Bill Blanton
Outcome: All societies governed by fundamental interpretation of Islam
Unified fundamental interpretation of Islam
All Muslims have a single identity
Objects: Plan for distributed terrorism
Democratic societies
Fundamental interpretation of Islamic writing
Tools: Bin Laden as icon
Islamic religious writings
Fundamental concepts
Fundamental discourse
Interpretations of history
Creative use of telecommunications
Weaponry
History
Division of Labor: Taliban, and its system
Terrorists activity systems
Community: Social language
Illiterate populations
Distributed Islamic fundamentalist
Rules: Fundamentalist interpretations of Islam
Serious consequences for breaking rules
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